Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler cleared of raping 13-year-old in 2016
Kieran Hayler has been acquitted of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl when he was married to Katie Price.
The 39-year-old was found not guilty of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault of the teenager in West Sussex in 2016 following a trial at Lewes Crown Court.
He was also cleared of four alternative counts of sexual activity with a child.
His turbulent relationship with media personality Ms Price was laid bare during proceedings as he accused his ex-wife of setting him up with ‘fabricated’ allegations and said it was a ‘smear campaign against me’.
But the celebrity witness denied being ‘angry and vengeful’ towards her ex-husband.
The jury made up of four men and six women returned the verdicts after 14 hours and 55 minutes of deliberation.
Hayler was emotional and bent over as he was told by the judge he could leave the dock and is discharged.